What do I know about Google earth and voice thread? I know that Google earth is a program that can show you all different places from a satellite. You can type a place in the find area and it will find it for you in the world. Voice thread is a program that allows you to download pictures on to it and comment on them and then download them on to many sites. You can also see other peoples work if they let you. Have I presented material about Google earth and voice thread before? Other than putting pinpoints on my house I have not. This will be my first time doing a project on Google earth and voice thread. Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity? I don’t quite understand the commenting in voice thread and the embedding in Goggle earth. Other than that I had a clear idea of what we were doing. What skills and knowledge will I be using? I will be using my skills of knowing my way around Google earth and my knowledge of voice thread that Mrs. Beadle has taught me. I can also use the documents that Mrs. beadle has sent to us on how to do everything in my project.
Identify What is the task?
What do I want to accomplish in creating a Google earth and voice thread project? How do I want to interest others in my topic? Do I want to present an informative Google earth and voice thread project that can be used as a reference? Or some combination of those goals? ·What I want to accomplish is that while I do this project I store all the information in my brain so that I know how to do it again if ever needed and also know my way around Google earth and voice thread more. ·I want to do a good project to inspire others to use Google earth and voice thread more. I also would like others to see it and be inspired by the pictures and learn more about our locations. ·Yes I do but not too much information that will bore the reader to sleep. I want just enough that the reader learns more about the location. I want an informative but fun project. ·I want an interesting and cool project that will inspire others that learning is not all boring. What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on Google earth and voice thread? ·I need to get all my choose the places I want to do Google earth and voice thread project on, find or take my pictures, plan who is doing what and find information on my places. ·I have Google earth and voice thread, pictures, Google images, advice from Mrs. Beadle, a partner, time, laptops and all the essential things. ·I think it would be a good plan to find out more on Google earth and voice thread before I start my project. I can do that by using Google and the documents Mrs. Beadle gave us. Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students? My class and teacher, people that see it on Google earth and voice thread and the people I invited to see my work can look at my work. I can encourage others to try this project out. I can appeal them by my good presentation, all my amazing pictures (especially the ones of the Thailand tsunami wreck), my fascinating facts and all the other exciting things in my project. Are there examples of Google earth and voice thread projects or materials that I can look at? The only examples we have seen are the ones Mrs. Beadle has done for us as an example. What are the obstacles? What problems may happen? I might lose my work or finish it too late. I have to use my time wisely and back it up so that if I lose it somehow. Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? Yes I can if I want to plan it out. It would be a good idea because then you know what you are doing.
Generate How many ideas can I think of?
List as many ideas as possible. What aspects of Google earth and voice thread interest me?
That you can type a word into the Google earth find and it will give you a list of options or just find it for you.
Voice thread allows you to download your pictures on to Google earth for other people to see it.
People make sketch art and put it onto Google earth.
Google earth and voice thread are both so easy to use.
Google earth can give you the name of the roads and can also give you street views.
Voice thread allows other people to see your work if you invite them.
What would I want to see on a Google earth and voice thread project?
Pictures
Information
The people doing the project in some of the pictures
Hard work
Voice recording
Pictures taken by the person doing the project
Comments
Put together well
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
Pictures-you want some pictures that are interesting and not to many pictures all together.
Information-not a whole lot of information that will make you bored
The people doing the project in some of the pictures/ Pictures taken by the person doing the project -you will be able to tell that they put some effort in taking the pictures and have been to the place.
Hard work/ Put together well-you want a good project and a good project includes hade work and a put together well project.
Voice recording-not whole project with recorded voices, you want to read some stuff.
Comments- not whole project with comments, you want to hear some stuff.
Are there any other subjects to consider? No, not really? Social studies, english What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with?
Google web/images
Documents sent to us by Mrs. Beadle
A voice thread account
Google earth (that we downloaded)
Laptop
Mrs. Beadles advice
What do other people think about this? I think other people know what they are doing pretty well but if they don’t they can ask Mrs. Beadle. Do others think I have a good idea? I would say so because a lot of people have come to me and asked me how to do something.
Decide Which is the best idea?
Which are the best ideas? Prioritise the 3-5 best ideas.
Hard work/ Put together well-you want a good project and a good project includes hade work and a put together well project.
The people doing the project in some of the pictures/ Pictures taken by the person doing the project -you will be able to tell that they put some effort in taking the pictures and have been to the place.
Pictures-you want some pictures that are interesting and not to many pictures all together.
Or did you mean
A nice planned project with a bit of information and pictures, voice recording and comment
Movies and voice recording only
All of the above
Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea?
Hard work/ Put together well-you want a good project and a good project includes hade work and a put together well project.
The people doing the project in some of the pictures/ Pictures taken by the person doing the project -you will be able to tell that they put some effort in taking the pictures and have been to the place.
Pictures-you want some pictures that are interesting and not to many pictures all together.
Or did you mean
A nice planned project with a bit of information and pictures, voice recording and comment-you have no movies but then some people do not like movies and if you go onto Google earth there is like no movies.
Movies and voice recording only-it is a bit plain and you wouldn’t be able to read anything. You would only be listening.
All of the above-it would be a variety of things and would keep the watch busy and not bored. It is also my favourite idea.
Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal?
All of the above (A nice planned project with a bit of information and pictures, voice recording and comment and movies) -it would be a variety of things and would keep the watch busy and not bored. It is also my favourite idea.
Or did you mean
Hard work/ Put together well-you want a good project and a good project includes hade work and a put together well project.
What is my plan? What are the steps to follow?
Find a partner and choose our places
Find or take pictures of my places
Download my pictures onto voice thread
Put comments and voice records on to the pictures
Embed them onto Google earth
Watch them!!!!!!!
How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones? I can keep on track and not get distracted and use my time wisely. Possible list of steps:
Find a partner and choose our places
Find or take pictures of my places
Download my pictures onto voice thread
Find information on our places
Put comments and voice records on to the pictures
Embed them onto Google earth
Watch them!!!!!!!
Part Two – Implementing and Evaluating
TASC Process
Questions to consider
Implement Let’s do it!
Am I making progress through the plan? Yes I am Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity. Yes I am
Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. I might need to just to revise myself.
Am I satisfied with the information/comments/pictures/recording that I have created? Yes I am very pleased I have progressed well.
Evaluate How well did I do?
Did I complete the task as originally set out? Did I solve the problem? Yes I did the original set out. Is the project as interesting or informative as intended? Yes it is Are the pictures and comments appealing? Yes they are What have I done? I have finished What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good? Yes the Thailand one it is very good as far as pictures and information Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything? No, I think that everything is very good Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the Google earth and voice thread project ready to be shown to others? Yes, I am ready and so is it.
Communicate Let’s tell someone!I
(You may have answered some of these questions early on during the planning stages.) Who can I tell? Who is my audience? My class and teacher, people that see it on Google earth and voice thread and the people I invited to see my work can look at my work. I can encourage others to try this project out. What is the best way to present this to my audience? On the overhead projector, seen on Google earth How do I interest other students in my particular subject? I can appeal them by my good presentation, all my amazing pictures (especially the ones of the Thailand tsunami wreck), my fascinating facts and all the other exciting things in my project. Did I include the right information/comments/pictures/recording to inspire and appeal to other students? Yes I think I did, I think it will inspire others
Learn from experience What have I learned?
If I had to start this activity all over again, how would I improve my performance? Would I change my work habits? Would I use a different subject or different design? Would I only make small changes?
I would use my time more wisely and now that I know what to do. If I did it again it would be much organised with good information and pictures. I think it already has good information and pictures so I don’t think I would change too much. I would get a few more pictures and information for some of my places.
No, I don’t think I would change my work habits.
No, I don’t think I would change my subject or different design
I would only make small changes. I like my project how it is.
How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task?
I would I have improved a lot more on my knowledge on Google earth and voice thread and have been more organised. I think I improved a lot since mylast Google earth and voice thread project.
Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information? Yes I have learnt about all my places I am doing and I have learnt how to use Google earth and voice thread. I have learnt how to appeal other kids my same age. I have learnt how to present my information on voice thread. Can I use that elsewhere? Yes I can use my skills on other DLL projects, advertisements, and other project on my places. How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? I thought Google earth and voice thread were boring programs but now they have turned out fun and interesting, I like working with Google earth and voice thread now. What skills have I learned and developed?
How to use Google earth and voice thread
How to embed stuff to Google earth
How to use my time wisely
What voice thread is
Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? Yes I can use my skills on other DLL projects, advertisements, and other project on my places. What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome?
I couldn’t find any information on the devils mouth
Ididn’t use my time wisely (well I sort of did)
I couldn’t open some of my embedding documents
I was away for a few days so I was a bit behind
I couldn’t find any information on the devils mouth-I used some information that I got when I did a project thing on it
Ididn’t use my time wisely (well I sort of did)/ I was away for a few days so I was a bit behind-I work hard during lunches
I couldn’t open some of my embedding documents-I asked the teacher
How did I use the strengths of others to help me? I worked well with my partner and gave help to others and got help from the teacher
Part One – Planning
What do I know about this?
I know that Google earth is a program that can show you all different places from a satellite. You can type a place in the find area and it will find it for you in the world. Voice thread is a program that allows you to download pictures on to it and comment on them and then download them on to many sites. You can also see other peoples work if they let you.
Have I presented material about Google earth and voice thread before?
Other than putting pinpoints on my house I have not. This will be my first time doing a project on Google earth and voice thread.
Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity?
I don’t quite understand the commenting in voice thread and the embedding in Goggle earth. Other than that I had a clear idea of what we were doing.
What skills and knowledge will I be using?
I will be using my skills of knowing my way around Google earth and my knowledge of voice thread that Mrs. Beadle has taught me. I can also use the documents that Mrs. beadle has sent to us on how to do everything in my project.
What is the task?
· What I want to accomplish is that while I do this project I store all the information in my brain so that I know how to do it again if ever needed and also know my way around Google earth and voice thread more.
· I want to do a good project to inspire others to use Google earth and voice thread more. I also would like others to see it and be inspired by the pictures and learn more about our locations.
· Yes I do but not too much information that will bore the reader to sleep. I want just enough that the reader learns more about the location. I want an informative but fun project.
· I want an interesting and cool project that will inspire others that learning is not all boring.
What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on Google earth and voice thread?
· I need to get all my choose the places I want to do Google earth and voice thread project on, find or take my pictures, plan who is doing what and find information on my places.
· I have Google earth and voice thread, pictures, Google images, advice from Mrs. Beadle, a partner, time, laptops and all the essential things.
· I think it would be a good plan to find out more on Google earth and voice thread before I start my project. I can do that by using Google and the documents Mrs. Beadle gave us.
Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students?
My class and teacher, people that see it on Google earth and voice thread and the people I invited to see my work can look at my work. I can encourage others to try this project out.
I can appeal them by my good presentation, all my amazing pictures (especially the ones of the Thailand tsunami wreck), my fascinating facts and all the other exciting things in my project.
Are there examples of Google earth and voice thread projects or materials that I can look at?
The only examples we have seen are the ones Mrs. Beadle has done for us as an example.
What are the obstacles? What problems may happen?
I might lose my work or finish it too late. I have to use my time wisely and back it up so that if I lose it somehow.
Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work?
Yes I can if I want to plan it out. It would be a good idea because then you know what you are doing.
How many ideas can I think of?
What aspects of Google earth and voice thread interest me?
- That you can type a word into the Google earth find and it will give you a list of options or just find it for you.
- Voice thread allows you to download your pictures on to Google earth for other people to see it.
- People make sketch art and put it onto Google earth.
- Google earth and voice thread are both so easy to use.
- Google earth can give you the name of the roads and can also give you street views.
- Voice thread allows other people to see your work if you invite them.
What would I want to see on a Google earth and voice thread project?- Pictures
- Information
- The people doing the project in some of the pictures
- Hard work
- Voice recording
- Pictures taken by the person doing the project
- Comments
- Put together well
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.Are there any other subjects to consider?
No, not really? Social studies, english
What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with?
- Google web/images
- Documents sent to us by Mrs. Beadle
- A voice thread account
- Google earth (that we downloaded)
- Laptop
- Mrs. Beadles advice
What do other people think about this?I think other people know what they are doing pretty well but if they don’t they can ask Mrs. Beadle.
Do others think I have a good idea?
I would say so because a lot of people have come to me and asked me how to do something.
Which is the best idea?
- Hard work/ Put together well-you want a good project and a good project includes hade work and a put together well project.
- The people doing the project in some of the pictures/ Pictures taken by the person doing the project -you will be able to tell that they put some effort in taking the pictures and have been to the place.
- Pictures-you want some pictures that are interesting and not to many pictures all together.
Or did you mean- A nice planned project with a bit of information and pictures, voice recording and comment
- Movies and voice recording only
- All of the above
Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea?- Hard work/ Put together well-you want a good project and a good project includes hade work and a put together well project.
- The people doing the project in some of the pictures/ Pictures taken by the person doing the project -you will be able to tell that they put some effort in taking the pictures and have been to the place.
- Pictures-you want some pictures that are interesting and not to many pictures all together.
Or did you meanWhich idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal?
- All of the above (A nice planned project with a bit of information and pictures, voice recording and comment and movies) -it would be a variety of things and would keep the watch busy and not bored. It is also my favourite idea.
Or did you meanWhat is my plan? What are the steps to follow?
- Find a partner and choose our places
- Find or take pictures of my places
- Download my pictures onto voice thread
- Put comments and voice records on to the pictures
- Embed them onto Google earth
- Watch them!!!!!!!
How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones?I can keep on track and not get distracted and use my time wisely.
Possible list of steps:
Part Two – Implementing and Evaluating
Let’s do it!
Yes I am
Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity.
Yes I am
Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan.
I might need to just to revise myself.
Am I satisfied with the information/comments/pictures/recording that I have created?
Yes I am very pleased I have progressed well.
How well did I do?
Yes I did the original set out.
Is the project as interesting or informative as intended?
Yes it is
Are the pictures and comments appealing?
Yes they are
What have I done?
I have finished
What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good?
Yes the Thailand one it is very good as far as pictures and information
Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything?
No, I think that everything is very good
Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the Google earth and voice thread project ready to be shown to others?
Yes, I am ready and so is it.
Let’s tell someone!I
Who can I tell? Who is my audience?
My class and teacher, people that see it on Google earth and voice thread and the people I invited to see my work can look at my work. I can encourage others to try this project out.
What is the best way to present this to my audience?
On the overhead projector, seen on Google earth
How do I interest other students in my particular subject?
I can appeal them by my good presentation, all my amazing pictures (especially the ones of the Thailand tsunami wreck), my fascinating facts and all the other exciting things in my project.
Did I include the right information/comments/pictures/recording to inspire and appeal to other students?
Yes I think I did, I think it will inspire others
What have I learned?
- I would use my time more wisely and now that I know what to do. If I did it again it would be much organised with good information and pictures. I think it already has good information and pictures so I don’t think I would change too much. I would get a few more pictures and information for some of my places.
- No, I don’t think I would change my work habits.
- No, I don’t think I would change my subject or different design
- I would only make small changes. I like my project how it is.
How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task?- I would I have improved a lot more on my knowledge on Google earth and voice thread and have been more organised. I think I improved a lot since mylast Google earth and voice thread project.
Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information?Yes I have learnt about all my places I am doing and I have learnt how to use Google earth and voice thread. I have learnt how to appeal other kids my same age. I have learnt how to present my information on voice thread.
Can I use that elsewhere?
Yes I can use my skills on other DLL projects, advertisements, and other project on my places.
How has my thinking changed as a result of this work?
I thought Google earth and voice thread were boring programs but now they have turned out fun and interesting, I like working with Google earth and voice thread now.
What skills have I learned and developed?
- How to use Google earth and voice thread
- How to embed stuff to Google earth
- How to use my time wisely
- What voice thread is
Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities?Yes I can use my skills on other DLL projects, advertisements, and other project on my places.
What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome?
How did I use the strengths of others to help me?
I worked well with my partner and gave help to others and got help from the teacher